Kana LS Touch vs Japanese Basic Phrasebook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kana LS Touch
Learn to write Hiragana and Katakana with interactive stroke order guides. Practice characters, test your knowledge with various modes, and utilize a spaced repetition system for effective memorization. Supports multiple languages and iCloud backup.
- Hiragana and Katakana character learning
- Stroke order guidelines
- Practice and test modes
- Spaced Repetition System (SRS)
- Customizable character selection
- Multi-language support
- iCloud backup and sync
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Kana LS Touch is an App for learning Hiragana and Katakana. It utilizes the unique touch interface to intuitively teach you how to draw the Hiragana and Katakana characters by displaying strokeorder guidelines. KANA - all Hiragana and Katakana Characters: - Basic Hiragana/Katana - Dakuten, Handakuten, Yōon Kana - extended Katakana - Strokeorder guidelines for all Kana - Sounds for all Character - many sample words (all words have Kana, Romaji, english, german & french translation) - numerous ways to select the kana you want to train: - just Hiragana, just Katakana or both together - custom selection (Kana selected via the browser) - Range of Kana (e.g. Kana 10 till Kana 30) TEST - 2 Testmodes: - Direct Input (drawing or keyboard) - Multiple Choice - 4 Testtypes: - Romaji -> Kana - Kana -> Romaji - Word -> missing Kana - Sound -> Kana KANA BROWSER - overview of all Hiragana/Katakana character - select specific character for a custom selection you want to train MISC - Practice mode (for learning how to draw the Kana) - practice and testing with 2 fonts (HANDWRITING FONT & system font) - Backup & Sync between devices via iCloud - Learning with the Leitner system (SRS) - application fully localized in English, German, French for more information/videos/screenshots/handbook: www.asia-ls.com/ios/kana.html If you like this application check out: KANJI LS TOUCH JAPANESE LS TOUCH If you find a bug in the software please send me an email [jan(a)asia-ls.com] with as many information as possible so I can try to reproduce and fix it: - device & firmware - what did you do step by step - settings (current set, test mode, Leitner active...) - does it happen always/sometime/once This app uses Icons form icon8 (https://icons8.com/license/)
Japanese Basic Phrasebook
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Military-related Japanese phrases for language learners. With Japanese text and audio. Using this app, you can select an English phrase and view its translation and how to pronounce it in Japanese. This app is based on the modules publicly available online from the U.S. Defense Language Institute. While this app's subject matter relates mainly to military topics, the app is broadly useful with content relating to a range of topics. • Easy to use • Contains over 600 phrases with native speaker audio recordings • Dictionary lookup: Type or say what you want to search • Pronunciation help: See the transliterated/Romanized text • Good for language learning, or as a reference
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Kana LS Touch at $3.99 against Japanese Basic Phrasebook's $6.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Kana LS Touch costs $3.99 and Japanese Basic Phrasebook $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kana LS Touch ships an update every 10 months, Japanese Basic Phrasebook every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kana LS Touch | Japanese Basic Phrasebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jan Bogner | Qvyshift LLC |
In-app purchases
Kana LS Touch
No in-app purchases
Japanese Basic Phrasebook
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is Japanese Basic Phrasebook free?
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